Combined funnel and inverted discharging bottle thereabove, with means to stop flow into funnel



March 28, 1950 w. R. WHITE 29502298 COMBINED TUNNEL AND TNvERTEDDTSCHARGING BOTTLE THEREAEovE, wTTH MEANS To sToP ELow INT0 EUNNEL FiledFeb. 21, 1946 Inventar WILL IA M UFUS WHI TE By m Wweys Patented Mar.28, 1950 UNITED STAT es PATENT oFFlcE COMBINED IFUNNEL AND INVERTED Dls-CHARGING BOTTLE THEREABOVE, WITH MEANS To sToP FLOW INT FUNNEL WilliamRufus White, Nashville, Temi.

` Application February 21, v1946, Serial No. 649,293

3 Claims. l

This invention has for another object to provide means whereby a filterfunnel cannot overflow during the filtering operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby liquid beingfiltered cannot evaporate during the filtering period though it may be along one.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a filter standprovided with slidable closures for a funnel used in the filteringoperation.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and the vaccompanying illustrative drawings inwhich:

Figure l is a vertical sectional view of the invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan lview of a stand, and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

While one embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the abovereferred to drawings, it is to he understood that they are merely forthe purpose of illustration and that various changes in construction maybe resorted to in the course of manufacture in order that the inventionmay be utilized to the best advantage according to circumstances -whichmay arise, without in any way departing from the spirit and intention ofthe device which is to be limited only in accordance with the appendedclaims. And while there is stated the primary eld of utility of theinvention it remains obvious that it may be employed in any othercapacity wherein it may be found applicable. l

In the accompanying drawings, and in the following specication, the samereference characters are used to designate the same parts and elementsthroughout and in which IIIl refers to the complete invention whichconsists of a stand Il, the top I2 of which is provided with a bore I3to receive the neck I 4 of a bottle I5 adapted to be invertedly seatedupon the stand. The legs I5, Il, I8 and I9 of the stand are of an exactlength to permit a bottle 20, with a funnel 2l of a prescribed size toseat under the stand with the said bottle neck -I4 depending aboutone-third Way down into the body of the said funnel. The bottle is to beequally as large as bottle l5 if not larger but should be no smallerthan the latter,

Connecting legs I6 and I8 and I1 and 4.I 9 respectively are horizontal,runners 2| and 22 so positioned .that'the glass or plastic' plates 23and Zlslidable thereon will seat flush upon the upper edge 25 of thefunnel in order to completely close the mouth thereof surrounding theneck I4 when the semi-circular recesses 26 and 21 are completely closedin around the neck I4 of bottle I5 and the inner edges 28 and 29 of saidplates contact one another. The funnel 2I is, of course, provided withthe usual filter disk 30.

In using the above described automatic filtering device, the bottle 2Uwith its funnel 2| is seated in position under the aperture I3 in thetable top I2, then the bottle I5 is inverted and seated with said neckthrough the bore, then the plates 23 and 2:1 closed in upon said neck.The contents 3l of the bottle I5 will pour into the funnel 2| until theliquid reaches the edge 32 of the bottle neck, whereupon the same issealed against entrance of air and the said contents will stop flowingdown until after the contents 33 of the funnel lter out into bottle 20to such an extent as to unseal said bottle neck I4 permitting contentsfrom the bottle I5 to again ow into the funnel, which operationcontinues automatically until all of the contents of bottle I5 have beenfiltered into bottle 2B. Bottle 20 being of a size to hold all of thecontents of bottle I5, there can be no overflowing of the liquid. It isof course to be understood that the stand Il may be of any length tohold any number of bottles and that the latter may be of any size fromvials to demiiohns or carboys, all depending upon the liquid to befiltered and the quantitv thereof.

From the foregoing specification it will become apparent that theinvention disclosed will adequately accomplish the functions for whichit has been designed and in an economical manner and that itssimplicity, accuracy and ease of operation are such as to provide arelatively inexpensive device considering what it will accomplish andthat it will find an important place in the art to which it appertainswhen once placed on the market.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the inventionafter considering the description in connection with the drawings.Therefore, a more lengthly description is regarded. as unnecessary.

Changes in shape,r size and rearrangement of details and parts such ascome within the pur- 3 view of the invention claimed may be to, inactual practice, if desired.

Having thus described the invention that those versed in its particularart will fully understand how to make and use the same, as well as itsfunctions, and without having attempted to deresorted tail all of. theforms. in which.. it may be made...

all of its. a'dvantageaor all of the uses toA which,

Y it may be put, it is declared that which is claimed as new and soughtto be protected by Letters;

Patent is:

1. In a filtering apparatus; an elevated' stand;

having an aperture in its upperportion,r aaliquid container having aneck receivedin said aperw ture, a second liquid container having. a..neck spaced beneath the neck of said first-mentioned container, afunnelcarried by the neck ofsai'd second container and loosely receiving theneck of said iirst container, and means for closing an openingencircling,4 said inst-mentioned neck at 1 per portion, a liquidcontainer having a neckv received in said aperture, legs carried by saidtable top supporting the same in an elevated position, a second liquidcontainer having a neck spaced beneath the neck of said rst container, afunnel carried by the neck of said second container, said funnel havinga mouth portion looselyv receiving the neck of said first container,guidery members carriec by said table top, and plates slidably mountedin said guide members toward opposite sides of the neck of said firstcontainer, said plates provided with opposing notches receiving;opposite sides of the neck of vsaid" rst container for closing anopening between the funnel and said rst-mentioned neck.

WILLIAM RUFUS WHITE.

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